Seoul Design Fair 2010

17 September 2010

07 October 2010

Seoul, South Korea

The Seoul Design Fair 2010 is a world design festival hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to establish Seoul as the centre of world design and commemorate being nominated for World Design Capital 2010.

The theme of this year is 'Design for All' to help citizens participate and enjoy the festival regardless of cultural background, age and sex. Seoul Design Fair 2010 also focuses the development of design industry, globalisation of the design festival, and cultivates the concept of 'Designomics (Design + Economics)'.

Seoul International Design Competition 2010: Call for entries now closed

Design for All – future technology and daily livingThe motto of Seoul International Design Competition 2010 envisions the realisation of an egalitarian society and human values through design proposals that are easy, convenient and pleasant to use.

Especially in the environment of a contemporary city, as well as product and space, the importance of communication is rapidly increasing (most of it is based on digital technology), and design can bring convenience, safety, equality and pleasure to citizens through establishing a new order between components constituting a city.

The 'design for all' objective is made to increase the efforts and the pursuit of design production that can be shared by all, removing emotional and physical barriers by becoming an universal communicative social solution.

Awards

The total prize money of Seoul International Design Competition 2010 amounts to USD $26 000.

Certification and prize money awarded by the mayor of Seoul Metropolitan Government and special benefits for those who are awarded with Golden and Silver Haechi Prizes (within USD $3 000 for individual/team including grants for overseas training for Korean winners and invitation to the awards ceremony in Seoul for international winners).

Golden Haechi Prize: one winner, USD $10 000 and certification

Silver Haechi Prize: three winners, USD $2 000 and certification for each

Bronze Haechi Prize: five winners, USD $1 000 and certification for each